WorkPlan

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Generalities

This is the general work plan for building out our hackerspace.

Current Plans and Issues

Next Step Summary

Finish Skinning the Loft Structure
Install electrical boxes and conduit over benches under loft, along brick wall above loft.
Set up cubical structure for conference room.

Things to keep in mind

For every area, the build needs to happen in a certain order for certain things, which are numbered.
Work can be going on simultaneously in different areas.
Re-use materials creatively as much as possible.
Update this wiki with notes about the construction progress and issues.

Build-Out Committee

Put your name down here so we know who to contact for collaborative work sessions.

Main Plan

1. Preparation

Layout Planning

Identify as many different types of activities that will or could go on in the space as possible.
Rank those activities on their various qualities (noisy, hazardous, dirty) with "yes", "no", or "maybe".
Decide on the best qualities by which to partition the space for these activities.

Activity	Noisy	Hazardous	Dirty-solid	Dirty-liquid	Dirty-gas
coding	no	no	no	no	no
use drill press	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Laser cutter	no	yes	yes	no	yes
soldering	no	yes	no	no	yes

Empty layout: .3ds file .dxf file

Empty the Space

Most of the stuff is in the garage, and our private space is empty save for a large industrial shelf.

Source Materials

A bunch of us went down to Rebuilding Initiative - they have a lot of plain cabinetry and nice old wood (suitable for pirate ship theme).--Teddie 13:52, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Security

From 6-16-09 Meeting Notes:

Security Deposit for keys - to pay for RFID system
- Directors have been discussing collecting key deposit to fund RFID install
- Already getting pricing for a system (<$500)
- Will split cost with Steve & other tenants, so 1/3 of less than $500

Decide Theme

Proposals:

pirate (Yarr, mateys!)
- Pros: fun, silly, opportunity to exhibit craft
  - If it calls for lots of dark-stained wood and elaborate trim moulding, I'm all for it. We can also skimp on drywall. We can also make lumber-based, crudely fashioned furniture and it will fit right in. -Teddie
- Cons: time-consuming, inflexible, doesn't accommodate common elements flexibly (a pirate folding chair? a pirate couch?)
urban (graffiti, stencils, stickers...)
- Pros: easy to adapt, fun, spontaneous, expressive, cheap. Works as a perpetual work-in-progress. This will be an element anyway, might as well go with it. Blends well with technology.
- Minuses: have to go outside Ciudad de Chicago to obtain spray paint. Too obvious.
  - Ugh. We already live in a city with an "urban" theme. Way too obvious. -Teddie
Asian/Moroccan Future Bazaar
- Mockup Design: sketchup and pics
- Lighting
  - rice Paper Lamps
  - Soft Lit hanging umbrellas
  - each work area has brighter focused light as needed
- Materials
  - Green Corrugated Plastic
  - Shiny Metal or Copper (expensive)
  - Plexiglas/lexan
- Color Scheme/accents
  - Warm Colors (Reds, Browns, navy) with accents of bright colors (Yellows, blue)
  - Graffiti accents to give the hint of a slum but without the dirt
  - Running water over the Corrugated plastic roofs
- Pros: Not overwhelming, warm inviting colors improves comfort, different, adaptable
- Cons: Acquiring materials may be a challenge not necessarily cheap
Steampunk - Wood, brass, iron, clockwork parts and embellishments recalling Victorian-era inventors and tinkerers, the Babbage Engine, etc.
Cyberpunk - Weathered, post-modern, dark metals and shiny plastic with an excess of wires and exposed circuitry; the Nostromo from Alien, the sets of Bladerunner, etc.
Star Trek - ultra-modern with neutral tones, hexagonal bulkheads with chamfered edges, black LCD touchscreens, sliding automatic doors, and a ubuiquitous, soft-spoken, feminine, disembodied computer voice.
Cube / Hypercube -
Superhero/supervillain lair -
Time traveler - clashing items from different eras.

2. Structural

1. Framing

Materials
- ()2x4x__ studs & plates
- ()4x4x__ posts
- ()2x8x__ joists
- ()2x2x__ for soffits
- layering bricks
- () joist hangers
- ()3" wood screws
- ()2-1/2" wood screws
- ()1-1/2" wood screws
- ()3" concrete nails
- ()3" tap-cons

Tools
- powder-activated concrete nailer
- framing hammers
- chop saw
- ladders
- measuring tape
- speed/combo squares
- levels (3' long at least)
- chalk line

2. HVAC

Steve the landlord pointed out the exhaust fan in the garage. He agreed that should we construct a spray booth in the garage, we can/should connect it to that exhaust fan. --Teddie Goldenberg 07:59, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Steve the Landlord mentioned that he plans to run spiral duct down the hallway and branch it into the rooms of the whole space, trunked from the A/C unit in the front. --Teddie Goldenberg 08:01, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

3. Electrical

After we build the interior walls and loft frames there needs to be conduit run and boxes installed on them.

4. Plumbing

This will be difficult, because there's no basement, just a concrete slab foundation. However, we must have a washing-up sink if we're going to have any sort of cooking going on. It's also essential for mopping and disposing of other things. --Teddie
- There's already a small "kitchen" outside of our main space with a washing up sink that could be used in a pinch. --Eli

5. Insulation

Those uninsulated brick walls have a pretty bad R-value (0.80 for 4" common) - but are they exterior walls? If not, forget it. -Teddie

It is not an exterior wall, on the other side is another business. -Eric

Audio insulation may be desired. -Teddie

A green roof would insulate more effectively, in addition to all the other great benefits! Could be feasible if we stuck with extensive or a tray system. I know its been mentioned before. -Sarah

3. Build-Out

Walls

Materials
- Reclaimed Sheet Metal from cubical sections
- Slow thread, self-tapping screws (we have lots)

Ceiling

Lighting

Ishmael says he can get lots of track lighting for cheap from his company. --Teddie
- I suggest hanging the tracks in rectangular formations just within arms-reach of the floor so lamp directions can be adjusted easily. -Teddie
  - Ishmael says he can get all sorts of lights, and many have agreed we should think further than just track lighting for the sake of ambience. --Eli
We should either get rid of the existing 8' florescent lights or retrofit them with electronic ballasts to save energy. -Teddie

Fixtures & Cabinetry

We're using the desktop/countertop material that came with the cubical pieces to make the work bench surfaces under the loft. --Teddie Goldenberg 08:02, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Trim & Decorative

This depends heavily on the theme.

Floors (initial)

Concrete is porous and gritty, which makes it impossible to keep clean. Initially we should get about 10 gallons of concrete paint and just paint the floor with at least two coats. --Teddie
Considering painting large-scale off-center logo onto floor in concrete paint during sealing. --Eli
a big stencil of the logo would be handy as a design element throughout. --Stoner
Non-VOC sealer: [1]

We'll also need 2 3-packs of medium-nap paint roller pads, 3 paint rollers, 3 roller buckets, poles (unless you all want to crawl on hands and knees), a push-broom (for cleaning up the majority of dust before painting/sealing), a mop and bucket. -Teddie

4. Finishing

Painting

Please let's only use Zero/Low-VOC paint! -Teddie

Floors (final)

Whether it's linoleum, hard wood, FSC-certified bamboo, metal grating, or carpet, it's better to do this after all the amateur painters are done with the walls! -Teddie
For a large portion of the space, we might want a raised floor system. We can totally DIY it (see the HVAC section above). Interchangable, uniform panels can then be "faced" with any kind of decorative flooring tile we desire, i.e. finished wood, linoleum, painted/printed picture sections (like a big puzzle), or metal tread-plate. The trick is coming up with a design template for the pieces, and a procedure to mass-produce them. I suggest 1-1/2' (16") squares.

Decorative Fixtures

Stuff like drapery or towel hooks, coat hanger racks, sconces, etc.

Clean-up

There is going to be plenty of clean-up along the way. This is the final dust-off / mop-up before nice furniture gets moved in.

Furniture

Are we going to fix the big white couch? If not, let's put it in the alley, because it's pretty fucked up. --Teddie Goldenberg 07:48, 23 June 2009 (UTC)